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Can weeds hold the key to turning farms into carbon-storage powerhouses?
Simon Kitol’s 25-acre farm in western Kenya teems with maize, tomatoes and beans, but also an invasive menace: Prosopis juliflora, better known as the mathenge plant. Its long roots steal water from his crops, and the shrub takes up valuable room for …